Across the valley of Petra

Jordon - Petra Revisited

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December 16th 2008
Day 20 I firstly must apologise to those of you following our blog, my spelling at times has not been very good. My only excuse is that I am usually putting up the daily blog at the end of the day and I am tired after a long day. Also the internet here is a little bit temperamental. I am starting this blog with a few things that have happened to us other than our travels. ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states... ... read more